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A social revolution for Yellow Pages


As part the Yellow Pages product range, 10118, The Talking Yellow Pages, is revolutionising the way its users interact with the brand. Having access to Yellow Pages information on any platform is becoming a reality with the launch of the Yellow Pages Live Facebook Chat Application based on the JamiiX platform and MXit ClickFind chat solution.

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The Reps reunion a South African TV first for Vuzu


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Vuzu is about breaking boundaries and in a South African television first, Running with the Reps fans can look out for a reunion show next week Wednesday, 23 May at 19:30.

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Newsroom Summit: change is an opportunity for quality journalism


From using Twitter to gather information and report it, to raising funds from foundations for serious reporting projects, to hiring researchers and academics to analyse big data, to engaging audiences through social media, to re-organising and integrating newsrooms, the annual global Newsroom Summit examined major trends facing editors-in-chief today.

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Adobe study reveals tablet traffic has grown 10 times faster than smartphone traffic


Adobe Systems Incorporated announced findings from its most recent Adobe® Digital Index report examining how global website traffic and engagement differ when the visitor is on a tablet, smartphone or personal computer (PC).

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Caxton boosts presence in burgeoning KwaZulu-Natal community market


Caxton has launched the Eyethu Zululand newspaper as a replacement for the discontinued Eshowe Watch. This forms part of a strategic realignment of the Caxton group’s newspapers in the region, underpinned by solid research and bolstered by the phenomenal growth in commercial activity in the area, with four shopping centres and two bus ranks being opened during the last two years.

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TV programme sponsorships: more advertising, less interruption?
It’s an age-old dilemma inherent in the media-advertising relationship. Advertisers want access to audiences, but audiences don’t want to be bombarded with advertising, and media companies need to act in the best interests of their audience. It’s a catch-22, but for how much longer? With brand sponsorship becoming a fixed feature on media platforms, are we looking at the answer to the conundrum?
State-affiliated media and the problem of pandering
In an ideal world, journalists and the media would always be perfectly impartial, incapable of any bias, and able to present both sides of a story without a single degree of prejudice toward either party. Unfortunately, journalists are human, so this is not always the case. Throw state ownership or affiliation into the mix, and you have an even bigger dilemma.

In FocusIn Focus

ITWeb Africa spreads its continental wings
On Wednesday, 9 May, ITWeb Africa, the latest online editorial offering from technology publisher ITWeb (which also produces a number of industry websites and publications) was officially launched at Rosebank’s Hyatt Regency hotel. Samantha Cook attended and spoke to ITWeb Africa editor Gareth van Zyl about the direction of the new website.
Talking about imagination and creative process with Lesley Pearse
Lesley Pearse is well known for her many spellbinding novels, from Stolen, Faith and Hope to Tara. Pearse is a true storyteller and excels at gripping her readers’ attention, getting them hooked on each story from beginning to end. She introduces you to characters that are impossible forget. Melanie Heyns recently spoke to the author.

People on the MovePeople on the Move

The Midday Report goes Grootes
Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk have announced that Eyewitness News (EWN) senior political reporter, Stephen Grootes, will be taking over the Midday Report as of September. Grootes replaces broadcast veteran, Chris Gibbons, who is moving on to pursue other opportunities after 32 years with the stations.
Ride swells its editorial ranks
Jazz Kuschke has joined Ride as deputy editor, publishers RamsayMedia have announced. Kuschke has a long history with the company. He was a CAR bursary winner while studying journalism at Stellenbosch University. This led to an internship with sister title Getaway, where he proved to be a talented writer and photographer.

EntertainmentEntertainment

BASA Awards deadline extended to 25 May
The deadline for South Africa’s premier arts and business awards has been extended to 25 May. Says BASA CEO Michelle Constant: “Throughout the past 15 years, the BASA Awards have rewarded excellence and innovation in the field of business support for the arts."
Woordfees top sellers are currently showing at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio
The five Afrikaans productions which sold out at the Woordfees in Stellenbosch earlier this year, take to the stage at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio. There will be six shows over the two weeks from 14 to 28 May.

Entertainment ReviewsEntertainment Reviews

What a Wonderful book
When I received RJ Palacio’s Wonder to review, I was intrigued by the cover. It’s light blue, made to look faded in places, and the back cover has replaced words from the phrase “Don’t judge a book by its cover” with “don’t judge a boy by his face.”
Popping the Bubbles of a true murder mystery
If you want a tale that’s in parts shocking, funny, sad and historical, get your hands on Bubbles, the novel by Rahla Xenopoulos.

PersonalitiesPersonalities

Getting personal with Mikateko Media's Bulelwa Mtsali
One of four founding directors of media company Mikateko Media, 33-year-old Bulelwa Mtsali is a major editorial talent, with experience on multiple media platforms. She chatted to Media Update about her lifestyle, her role models and life as an editorial director at the custom publishing house.
A day in the life of seventeen's Janine Jellars
Editor of seventeen magazine, Janine Jellars, spends time with Media Update sharing her childhood dream to be a spy, thoughts on social media, and her secret indulgence.

GalleryGallery

Le Good Life concert proves to be an unforgettable night for all
It was an electrifying and explosive night of fun and music at J C Le Roux’s Le Good Life grand finale concert on Saturday, 12 May at the Sundeck, Suncoast Casino, Hotel and Entertainment. The audience grooved the night away with well-known band, GoodLuck and DJs Pascal and Pearce.
Viva Township Art Project transforms the Alaska Informal Settlement
The Viva Township Art Project in the Alaska Informal Settlement is one of the initiatives of the Viva Foundation, and is the essence of the organisation’s mission: to be instrumental in the transformation of informal settlements into stable and sustainable neighbourhoods, providing education, employment, business, and recreation opportunities for young and old.

Media RevisitedMedia Revisited

Asset
Asset, a new, interactive digital publication for the commercial property industry, has just launched its first issue. The publication represents a pioneering effort in the world of new media through its crossover between the publication itself and the eProp.co.za website and e-newsletter.
Metro (Monitored)
Metro is a new fortnightly tabloid publication, launching in Nelson Mandela Bay in April, with an initial print run of 20 000 distributed via knock-and-drop to households in the LSM 7 to 10 category.
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